Not less than seven people were killed and several others injured when heavily armed gunmen suspected to be Fulani militants invaded the Kwi community in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State on Friday night. A resident of the community, Abel Gyang, who confirmed the attack to DAILY POST on Saturday morning, said the bandits…
Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Mustapha Adekunle, popularly known as Sego, narrowly escaped a suspected assassination attempt over the weekend as armed gunmen reportedly invaded his Surulere residence in the early hours of Sunday. According to reports, the attackers, unaware that Sego was not at…
Popular Nigerian cleric, Prophet Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin, the founder of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry (CMDM), has started making waves on social media with a video of him launching nightwear for women to wear to bed with their husbands. Fufeyin said the night gown is a highly effective reproduction gown, eradicating low sperm count. In the…
Nigerian-born American, Dr. Akinyemi Agbede has announced his intention to contest the forthcoming California governorship election next year. His decision to join the governorship race has elicited excitement from his friends and political associates. The renowned mathematician is not new to California politics as he had previously run for the position of senator and the…
The Federal Government has announced tuition-free education in all Federal Technical Colleges (FTCs) across the country, warning against illegal charges. A press statement late Wednesday by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, Folasade Boriowo, said the government will cover other approved charges including boarding fee, uniforms, textbooks, exercise books, prospectus and…
Twenty-seven members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Wednesday, February 19, dismissed rumours suggesting that they have left the All Progressives Congress (APC) to join the opposition Labour Party (LP). The defection rumour is coming amid the crisis rocking the Assembly. The crisis deepened following moves by ousted Speaker Mudashiru Obasa to return…
The police in Abia State, south-east Nigeria, say they are investigating a report that claimed some police operatives exchanged gunfire after mistaking themselves for members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Mistaken for IPOB members There was confusion on Wednesday around Alaoji Area of Aba, the commercial hub of the state, when some police…
The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi has been elected as the Chairperson of the World Customs Organisation, the highest decision-making body in global customs administration. This was contained in a statement on Saturday by the National Public Relations Officer of the service, Abdullahi Maiwada. Maiwada added that Adeniyi was elected during…
Comrade Ojetola Babatunde Yusuf popularly known as Toyyem has penned down appreciation note to all supporters after his emergence as the Treasurer of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Southwest Zone D. Toyyem, a former General Secretary of the association at Oyo JCC level disclosed that he was overwhelmed by supports from NANS stakeholders, leaders…
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) says it has banned former Kaduna Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, from participating in its activities. The party’s National Working Committee (NWC) said it took the decision after thorough investigations revealed that El-Rufai falsely claimed membership and attempted to destabilise the party. According to the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Araba Aiyenigba,…
